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Olden Silver Mine, Offerdal, Krokom, Jämtland County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
Olden Silver MineMine
OfferdalParish
KrokomMunicipality
Jämtland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 47' 51'' North , 13° 28' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Änge387 (2011)25.5km
Valla1,584 (2011)31.7km
Åre2,768 (2017)48.5km
Björnänge630 (2017)49.1km
Järpen1,539 (2017)50.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
14657
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14657:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Oldens silvergruva


There are several sulphide bearing quartz-veins within the Offerdal parish, one is located on the western slope of the Oldfjället. Mined already in the middle of 17th century but also later in the 19th. Cronstedt visited the site in 1756 and said that "the ore aint either rich (in silver) or concentrated enough".
In spite of his opinion, a Swedish finance group formed in 1826 in order to produce lead. An international group made in 1840 another effort and also a new one in 1870. According to Bredberg the galena should contain ~775 g/t Ag.

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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